My Life on this planet.

Finally, the specialists at the European Central Bank (ECB) had the guts to do what they always wanted to do : QE or Quantitative Easing . Not democratically-elected politicians decided this; no, unelected economists and bankers decided to introduce QE as they know everything about bringing a world economy to its knees so they can profit. Because lowering the interest rates to almost zero over the past years didn't seem to stimulate the economy, QE means 'printing money' by buying the government bonds of Member States in the hope it will stimulate the economy and to prevent inflation turns into deflation. Maybe there are moments QE can be used but only when really necessary and not now when the economy is relatively OK (although doesn't grow as strong as it did in the past as can be expected ) because even economists admit QE (and thus its consequences) is little understood. I even claim politicians and economists should have been preparing the people for decreasing...

Today I had one of my favourite dishes, maybe also because I don't eat it as much as other dishes but when I prepare it I always enjoy it. Therefore I want to share it. Ingredients Split green peas (about 50 g) Black eye beans (about 50 g) Potato (one) Mushrooms Courgette (half or quarter) Red pepper (quarter) Garlic Herbs Vegetable bouillon Oil (with herbs) Couscous Note : The above mentioned weights are estimates because I didn't weight the food but it shows some but not huge amounts are used per person. And I prefer to use small courgettes so I don't need to throw away the middle with its seeds. Preparation First put the dry split green peas and black eye beans in a pot with water. Add half (or all, according to taste) of the vegetable bouillon cube and some dry herbs such as basil and pepper. Start boiling. Then wash the potato, mushrooms, red pepper and courgette and cut them in small cubes (I eat the skin of the potato although remove the '...

The elections in Greece are over and the expected party won, i.e. Syriza , and thus congratulations to them although their choice of coalition partner puzzled me and others. In fact, this choice let me almost forget Syriza's victory, a victory that also reduced the parties that were in power for decades and that were to a large extend responsible for Greece situation while many of the old powers throughout Europe still think the loosing parties are the solution for a reborn Greece. Indeed, Syriza's PM Alexis Tsipras chose Anel (or Independent Greeks ) as coalition partner, a right-wing party that is like Syriza opposed to austerity but also seems to be nationalistic and supportive of the Greek-Orthodox Church and also xenophobic, anti-Semitic (and thus probably also anti-Muslim) and homophobic although only gained 5% of the vote and thus Syriza's leader Alexis Tsipras may think that such a small anti-Europe and anti-austerity party may scare the EU into more goodwill w...